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I think a lot of regulars here on ITD aren’t here, but I saw that there were zero posts on this new thread. So here I am, the first! It was a tough time for sure in Philly. Let’s go get them Phillies on Sunday! Glad to hear that D-Lowe is pitching in game 4; I know he’s up to the task!

I’m excited about our game tomorrow and couldn’t be happier that Lowe is going to be our game 4 starter! We can come back from this I know it! We have the best rotation by far! Josh, thank you for the continued updates to the fans and please let our team know we are all behind them 100%. Go Dodgers!

Yes, CP! I just headed over to Andre’s blog as well and saw some of those comments! I’m glad that you let them know who they need to come to with those comments! I suppose we should take that as a compliment at how much people are amazed at how far our boys have come! Everyone is asking the age old question, “How ’bout them Dodgers?” I’ll let them know until the day I die, Why they’re 2008 NL West Champs, my friend!

Yes, CP! I just headed over to Andre’s blog as well and saw some of those comments! I’m glad that you let them know who they need to come to with those comments! I suppose we should take that as a compliment at how much people are amazed at how far our boys have come! Everyone is asking the age old question, “How ’bout them Dodgers?” I’ll let them know until the day I die, Why they’re 2008 NL West Champs, my friend!

Lowe for Game 4 is the right call. As a sinkerball pitcher, short rest will only make him more effective.
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Thanks for your excellent letter to the L.A. Times, Eric (see link in the very short thread below). I agree with you that Torre has been good in the post-season. But it just makes me sick listening and reading about how JoJo has done a great job all year when anybody who was paying attention and who has half a brain knows he almost succeeded in keeping us out of the playoffs.
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I just want the credit to go where it belongs; a good portion to Manny, but also a ton to Ethier, Loney, Martin, Kemp, Bills, etc. The reality is that this team has been very balanced with many making important contributions along the way. And a small handful — we all know who — almost spoiling the party.
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GO BLUE!!

Biddyboo – up here in the Central Valley (nor-cal) it is amazing how Giants fans will talk trash about the Dodgers while the Giants are sitting home on their behinds watching the four teams left (one being the Dodgers) play. I guess we should take it as a HUGE compliment.

Tru- All the congrats goes to Cpo for coming out with the fists ready to fight! :)

Nelly- If you can believe it, here in Socal I have a coworker who is a steadfast Giant supporter. When I found out I couldn’t believe it… I said: They still make guys like you out here? haha He joked with my all season but had to give me a pat on the back when we clinched the west! Although the last that I was in the break room he yelled out Go Phillies! When will these Giant fans learn?

If I read another comment about how we get there late and leave early I think I am going to blow! People do NOT understand the unpredictability of L.A. traffic! The fact that people still show up for their team accounts for nothing? I am one of the few that has the luxury of staying all the way through. No kids and no hubby to worry about! I think it’s interesting that that is the worst criticism that they can dig up for us as fans!

biddyboo ~ You are so right! You should hear it when the Giants play us……….the announcers have to show the parking lot of the fans leaving in the 7th inning, every game! People just don’t understand the logistics……..and, the fact that the Dodgers actually do draw a lot of fan support.

I agree biddyboo, I posted about it recently. Though it has improved in recent years, LA still doesn’t have the public transportation of a lot of of other big cities and so people get stuck in traffic on the way to games and some people have to leave a bit early during the regular season if they have a long daily commute and a game is running long. It doesn’t have anything to do with how big of a fan a person is. I’m sure most of them listen to the rest of the game on the radio on the way home.

Third, you need to leave the ladies on this board alone. Stop asking them to go out and asking them where they live. THIS makes me really uncomfortable, as I am sure it does to most (if not everyone) on this board, including the ones you are talking to. I have a teenage daughter and I know many on this board have young daughters and even older daughters who want to know their daughters can come onto a board like this and be safe in knowing all they are going to be talking about is baseball (or whatever the topic they are choosing to talk about) if they choose to do so.

See someone need to stay out the conversation if they isn’t talking to them no one ask them to go out. I just wanted to go to a game with them so is there a problem? He should called kobe those name because is a ******* idiot. So his niece had an incident with him as disneyland doesn’t mean he’s a bad person.

I’ve already have a girlfriend I haven’t see in 5 years but called him 2 to 3 times a month wtf I can’t ask anyone to go to a game with me. Actually read the whole conversation than you know what I’m talking about acona(sp)and sara.

Those Philly fans are just trying to stir up trouble. I’ve seen plenty of posts from fans around the country thanking Andre for hanging around after games to mingle with fans and sign autographs. I remember a recent one from a Met fan that was posted on his blog during the Cubs series and at the games I’ve been too, he is always one of the players that are out signing.

biddyboo,
I assume your comment about late arrivals/early leavers stems from something on Dre’s blog.
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And although I have visited many other parks, I haven’t noticed how much better or worse people in other cities are about full-game attendance. But I do think that L.A. fans can do much better as a group.
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Yes, L.A. traffic can make one late occasionally. And there are work, family, and other obligations that may cause tardiness.
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But as a rule, leaving early — especially if the Boys in Blue are behind — is UNACCEPTABLE. It shows a lack of faith. Late in a game the Dodgers are losing is when the team most needs its fans. But I still see people fleeing in the late innings. Don’t they know that just a couple of years ago the Dodgers hit four consecutive homeruns to tie up a game we won in the 10th inning? Don’t they know that the bigger the defecit the greater the comeback?
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I’ll be at Game 4 on Monday, and if the Dodgers find themselves down 3 games-to-none and down 10-1 with two outs in the ninth and nobody on base, I will still be rooting for the most miraculous comeback ever. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER SAY DIE!!
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I consider those who leave early “Bobbleheaders”. These are the kinds of people who fill the stadium for a Tuesday night contest in May against the Nationals so they can get a free bobblehead, leave in the sixth inning, and don’t even know who Joe Beimel is.
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I’m not completely unsympathetic. I have no issue with early leavers who have very small children in tow (say 7 years old or younger), or who have very old people in tow (depening on individual health and fitness, maybe 75+). And I suppose that there is the occasional emergency doctor pulled away or other legitimate emergency.
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I doubt I need to tell the people who blog here, but for those who might need it: “If you go to a Dodgers game, STAY ‘TIL THE END (bitter or not)!!!

touché, lny4loney! My philosophy for every game, whether we are up or not, is always, “We do not celebrate or accept defeat until the last out!” I remember keeping my brother and his little boy for an extra inning game that was tied and won by a Tomato homerun! Had my sister in law been there, that would have been another story! :) Have fun at Game 4, lny4loney! I will be at work in the morning driving myself crazy and at school at night checking for updates on the blackberry instead of taking notes!

Thanks, biddyboo! I’m going tomorrow too. My lucky year! I used Game 4 for the extreme example.
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I’ll be wearing my Matt Kemp shirt on Sunday and my James Loney shirt on Monday. I generally wear them interchangeably, but I have a feeling Joe will start Nomar over James on Sunday with the lefty Moyer going. Although I do not buy into the idea that Loney is weak against lefties (see his lifetime stats that show otherwise), I do think that Nomar deserves some playing time in the post-season. Happily, we just have too many good, healthy infielders.

Can someone tell me what’s wrong to ask someone on this board that live probably 15 to 30 mins away to ask them if you want to enjoy a game with them and you never meet the person one time? Can anyone tell me what’s wrong with asking the person to see what they look like in person instead being friend on this board? What’s wrong asking people where you live at? I just wanted to see how far you people live from me and I know some is just 15 to 30 min away and probably want them to go to a game.

That’s awesome, lny4loney! I was very happy for Nomar and Kent to get a chance to get in there. So many people I know always tell me what an overrated player Kent is but I still love him. Yea yea I know ITD bloggers, I am a sucker! I still can’t get over how far we have come with “the Kids” and how the team as a whole has stuck together with all the injuries and upsets. We used to be able to wear jerseys to work to support our teams but the new boss has nixed that so Monday I will just post a sign or something on my office door that says, Doooodddgggeerrrrss!

Well, just having surfed over on Dre’s blog, I see that the Philly riff raff is out in full force. They ought to show some class and show up over here. But what do you expect from fans who would boo a funeral procession? Good choice of Lowe for Game 4. I’m old enough to remember when a staff’s #1 starter would always go 3 times in a 7-game series. This series will turn around because we’re at home and playing in a real ballpark instead of that phone booth they call a stadium in Philadelphia. GO DODGERS!!!!

sl7180, I think even in this tech advanced age it is thought by some to be a bit risky to meet people online. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion just like you are but you can’t give someone grief about expressing concern. This is a board to talk about the Dodgers not a dating website. Why can’t people live in a world of total anonymity?

Tonight,neither Kasmir or Beckett had squat. All the injuries have taken their toll on Beckett. The Rays were getting around on his fastball. It’s gonna be another 3 1/2 or 4 hour AL playoff game.LOL!!!

I’ve been to most of the parks around the league, and Citizen’s Bank Park is one of the least memorable. While most other cities have had the good sense to place their new stadiums downtown and/or on the water, Philadelphia chose to stick all of its major sports venues in a desolate area surrounded by what appear to be industrial buildings and parking lots. The stadium itself is just okay by modern standards.
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I’ve been to 17 of the currently operating major league stadiums. Here’s how I would rank them (many I’ll list by city since the names keep changing):

Of the ones I haven’t seen in person, I imagine I would rank them like this:

1) Citibank (new Mets stadium)
2) New Yankee Stadium
3) Seattle
4) Turner Field (Atlanta)
5) Nationals Park
6) Busch II
7) Houston
8) Cincinatti
9) New Comiskey (White Sox)
10) Minnesota
11) Florida
12) Tampa Bay
13) Oakland Coliseum
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For perspective I would rank Citizen’s Bank somewhere below Nationals Park and above Minnesota, making it about the twentieth best ballpark in the game and due to be surpassed in the next few years by new ballparks in Minnesota, Miami, Tampa Bay, and for the A’s somewhere in the East Bay. Also, Kansas City will be recieving a $250 million renovation.
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Thus the lousy fans in Philly will soon have one of the worst major league ballparks in the country.

As bad as Citizen’s Bank is , it’s still a vast improvement over the Vet, the last of the multi-purpose stadiums built in the 70’s to meet the wrecking ball. A definite mercy killing. The Metrodome won’t be missed when it goes either.

OMG!!! I can’t believe what I just read!!! I logged onto ITD this afternoon and saw that there was the D-Lowe announcement and no comments! So I made my comment @ 3:31 PM. I didn’t see any of my ITD buddies commenting, so that’s when I went to Andre’s blog. That’s when I read that Philly nonsense and said what I said. TruBlue, I remembered that time when some Cub fans were on Andre’s blog and you set them straight! Well, I hope you don’t mind (I’m sure you don’t) but I copied a little bit of what you said and re-worded a few things here and there. I stuck around a little bit after that, but again, no one was around (LA or Philly fans). So I logged off; I had to make dinner not only for us, but also for our pastor’s family. Our pastor’s wife has breast cancer and I was making dinner for their family. Anyway, I digress. I kinda figured that someone would see what I said on Andre’s blog. But little did I know what kind of reaction it would have!!!

To all that thanked me, thanks, but no thanks are necessary for my comments. I don’t begrudge someone being a loyal fan of his or her favorite ball club; as a matter of fact, I say if you’re a fan, stay a fan. I don’t have to like the team that someone is a fan of, but loyalty to his or her team is an admirable thing. But the negativity I was reading and the atrocious remarks they were saying on Andre’s blog just got me all riled up. I wish they had the guts to come onto ITD and say those same things here. That’s why I even made it easy for them by providing the link to ITD. But did they have the guts to come and post here, nooooooooooooooooo.

No doubt that all of the modern parks are very nice places to watch a ballgame. I haven’t seen the Great (Mediocre?) American Ballpark in Cincinatti, although I’ve read that it’s the worst of the lot. I was on my way west across Ohio for a night game in Cincinatti when I heard this: “In day action at Cincinatti today …” Oops! Anyway I’m sure that park is also a vast improvement over Riverfront, another cookiecutter.
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That’s what makes Dodger Stadium so special. It is the only park of its era to become a classic.

It’s a definite tribute to the Ravine when you think about all the ballparks that are now history since it was built. Dodger Stadium is, now that Yankee Stadium is gone, the third oldest ballpark in the game after Fenway and Wrigley. It’s a damn shame that there hasn’t been an All-Star game in the Ravine since 1980. With all the new ballparks opening, it will probably be awhile longer, too. Maybe we’ll get one after the remodel.

lny4loney – You were talking earlier about leaving games early. I’m with you; leaving early, especially if the Dodgers are behind does show a lack of faith. I’ve seen plenty of games (in person, or on TV) where the 9th inning was the decisive inning. I would NEVER leave early. The only time recently that I even entertained thoughts of leaving early was the Tuesday game when SD was here. We came with friends and they drove. The husband wasn’t feeling good and he left the game and relaxed in his car. We asked if they wanted to leave early, but they said no. So we stayed until the end of the game. In circumstances that were kinda out of our control, then, yeah, maybe we’ll leave early. But otherwise, no, I never will.

Hey CP!!! It’s great to see you on here. I am doing great my friend. I just got back from church, and I decided to check in on my ITD buddies. Andre has a new post already, but I haven’t posted yet. I have to think about what I am going to say. So, how are things with you?

sparkleplenty_us to diggie1??? What is going on here??? Just when I thought I got all of the name changes!!! Sparkleplenty, I’m glad you identified yourself!!! I’ll make sure if my name ever changes that I identify myself!!!

Now, the trend is ballparks with smaller seating capacities. One of the reasons is to create demand. Also, your facility looks fuller and makes for a better atmosphere. Case in point: Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami. What a depressing environment it must be for the Marlins players to play in a ballpark where the place is about 75% empty the majority of the time.

My nellygirl!!! I just read Andre’s new post. No, I haven’t commented there yet. Like you I have to think about what I am going to say. Didn’t we say that we are a lot alike!!! :) I’m fine. As much as I can be, even though I’m still unemployed. I think I mentioned last week that I had an interview with a small store in our local mall (ya know, one of those Christmas jobs). Well, it sure was different from any other interview I’ve ever been on. I still haven’t heard from the lady; not sure how it went. Again, it’s a kind of interview that was hard to judge. We’ll see.

And about keeping a notebook next to the computer with all the name changes, I think it’s one of the only things that’ll keep me straight!!!

I remember Bradford in connection with one of my best memories about that 2006 playoff series. Russell went down on one knee to serve one of his pitches into left field for a base hit. It was one of those moments in Russell’s rookie season that really impressed me as to what kind of player he was.

Okay Nelly, I just posted a little comment on Andre’s site. It was so small that I’ll probably put something else up later. But as soon as I did that, I went back to his previous thread where the Philly fans were commenting and then leaving and I made my comments earlier this afternoon??? I just wanted to see that M.I.A. Paper Planes video again. And what do I see. I see a new comment from another Philly fan:

Mr. Ethier and Fans,
First of all, I would like to apologize for the autograph seeking idiot that embarrassed us all as Phillies fans. Now that’s out of the way, I would like to say I am tired of the excuses. All I am hearing from Manny, Lowe, and now the only player I legit liked on this team is how our park is helping us win. Ya’ll are playing in it too. Manny hit a cheap homerun in this series too. Your player just admitted to not being able to play under pressure. I wouldn’t say necessarily that the Phillies are a more difficult team to play than the Cubs, but the magnitude of the series might be a little bit of a factor. Wow, how does it feel to know your team can’t handle the pressure of the series? Good luck being louder and more passionate than what we showed in Philly. Good luck hitting a lefty Andre.
Phils in 5…
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I want to say something, but do I say it on Andre’s latest thread, “Turn the Page” or on the earlier “Home Cookin’” thread that that phatazz posted his comment or should I just let it alone…

CP – I didn’t follow my own rule of not engaging with certain individuals, so I am not sure if a Philly fan qualifies as such a person. I am in enough trouble already with my Leave It To Beaver family that I probably shouldn’t be giving advice on the subject :)

cpo ~ just read what you wrote on Dre’s blog and, I’m glad you did it……..but, those fans don’t have the courage to come here and talk to us. You invited them to “chat” on Andre’s Home Cookin and, nobody came over here. They just want to get Andre angry……….and, who knows, maybe it will make the whole team fighting mad! Those jerks could very well be the turning point for our Dodgers.

CP – the funny thing is I totally hear you saying in my head too as if you were actually talking to the jerk. LOL!!!

Josh – is there any way to keep Andre’s blog clean of all the Dodger hate by Phillies Fans? I at least hope he is okay with reading it, and he knows we think the Dodgers are an awesome group of individuals that make up this beloved Dodger team.

so i saw what you guys posted here.. so i went back and read andre’s blog posts to see what you guys were talking about.. and i’m so ANGRY!! what a-holes the phillies fans are.. so classless and moronic.. they’re only saying good things and supporting their precious phillies right now because they’re up 2-0.. trust me if their team wasn’t playing well they’d be all over them booing them and throwing their own players under the bus!! philly fans (for all sports) are the most fickle and mean fans in the country.. i have ZERO respect for them.. and by posting on andre’s blog, they have proven that they are uneducated as well :P

acardona – loved your post!! I am loving his blog right now – he is just awesome, along with all of the Dodgers right now. Win or lose, they have done this Dodger Organization proud. They have already accomplished things that many, including myself, didn’t think they would.

CP – I posted again – couldn’t resist – different from what you said, but got the point across I hope.

TruBlue/Nelly – I think that these Philly fans have no guts. I mean, come on. You post a “hate” comment and then leave. No one “hears” from that person again. I think you’re right, they don’t have the courage to come here and talk to us here on ITD. I sure hope that Andre is reading this and gets him angry; angry enough to go 5 for 5 with 3 HRs!!! That’s how he and his loyal fans can answer these guys. And who knows, this could very well be the turning point for our Dodgers. I really shouldn’t be spending my time on these jokers, but sometimes I can’t help myself.

dnelly, i think we all know to take anything a philly person says with a grain of salt.. if ever any group of fans could have the biggest love-hate relationship with their teams it’s philly fans.. even when i like their athletes or teams, i feel like i want them to lose because their fans don’t deserve any real victories.. donovan mcnabb is one of my favorite NFL players, and the way the city has treated him has made me hate their “fans” forever.. there’s passionate, and there’s crazy.. philly fans are crazy

seesky- it’s always great to see our bullpen dominate. I’m a fan in McDonald now and Wade of course!
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nelly- i just thought of something… maybe it’s giants fans posing as philly fans? Surely they don’t talk that ghetto in Philly?
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dodgereric- you rock!

Acardona –Yeah, it would’ve been nice to come back to LA with the series tied 1 to 1, but oh well. It’s certainly not a lost cause. I see our boys coming back tomorrow with a raging fire under them!!! About me, again, things are okay with me. I just can’t wait to see Dodger baseball again tomorrow!!!

27 years ago this month, the Dodgers found themselves down two games to none in a best-of-seven series. They went on to win the World Series.

20 years ago this month, the Dodgers lost 2 of the first 3 games of the NLCS, including a 3-2 loss in Game 1 with their No. 1 starter throwing a shutout for most of the game until the opposition scored three. Sound familar? That team went on to win the World Series.

Two games to none doesn’t mean anything. Three members of the Dodgers have witnessed firsthand that a three games to nothing deficit doesn’t necessarily mean anything either. This could be a short exit from the LCS…or the beginning of something big.

Seesky – Yeah, I was looking around on the Phillies’ blogs, and there wasn’t much commenting there. How pathetic that if you call yourself a “fan” that you wouldn’t even take the time to tell your own players that. No, instead, you need to go to a rival blog and spew your garbage elsewhere. Pathetic…

Well, as much fun as I’m having right now, duty calls. My pastor just uploaded his message for tomorrow morning, and I’ve gotta format the message for our video display tomorrow morning. I’ll catch up with y’all later…

you hit it on the button, seesky. I was amazed at how cool and collected McDonald looked! Price kinda looks like K Rod with my glasses off come to think of it… When I should be studying I am busy watching more baseball!

bluecrewgirl – that’s good to hear. I love Samuel L. Jackson. I have all of his movies, even seen the ones that aren’t so good. He just looks like some one who has so much charisma and he seems so charming.

bluecrew– I’m sure you know that it’s pretty rare that a guy with McDonald’s limited big league experience makes a playoff roster. Torre must’ve seen something in his limited time up here to put him on the club and then use him at such a crucial point in the game yesterday. Not having seen him pitch much, I was quite impressed….Rays have the bases filled with one out. GO RAYS!!!!

1924 World Series
1955 World Series
1956 World Series
1958 World Series
1965 World Series
1971 World Series
1978 World Series
1981 NLDS
1981 World Series
1982 ALCS
1984 NLCS
1985 ALCS
1985 NLCS
1985 World Series
1986 World Series
1995 ALDS
1996 World Series
1999 ALDS
2001 ALDS
2003 ALDS
2004 ALCS

These are all series where the winning team lost the first two games. Not unheard of. Not even rare. We can do this.

Just backtracked to see what was posted whilst I was doing my researching. June Darlin’, I don’t keep track of my published letters anymore.

My first try got in. It was when Jim Murray died. I saved it. I got the bug and whenever I got in, I saved that one too. One day I was looking around a couple of days for my latest one and I just could not find it anywhere. I eventually found it on the bottom of the hamster’s cage.

I took that as a sign from the Lord to stop taking myself too seriously.

In other news, Nomar will start tomorrow night against Jamie Moyer, whom he hits extremely well, and it SOUNDS like it probably will be at first base, because that position will be easier on Nomar’s body and because it will allow Torre to rest James Loney against the lefty.

I was SCREAMING for Billz to do something about that at the time! It was karma that he fell apart. It was karma that the very guy who should have been in the dirt was the guy who drove in 3 runs with his dynamic .069 BA. Every guy in the Dodger’s dugout should have been whispering in his ear, “He goes DOWN! DO YOU UN-DER-STAND?” And I don’t think that the Japanese game understands this at all, so I’m not expecting Kuroda to retaliate either. It’s up to Billz to do this in Game 5. And right away. The first one is free.

Today was just more work. Groceries, yard work. Washed all 4 cars.

I LOVED Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction. I also liked his small role in Jurassic Park. I haven’t seen 187. I’ll NetFlix it.

bluecrewgirl – it took me a few times watching it first: to understand what was going on, and second: to really enjoy it for the great film it is. Now, it’s one of my favorites with a lot of good actors in it.

What really concerns me more than anything else is how we’ve ridden that damned roller-coaster all year. If we’re going to win, we have to stop this one step forward and one step back crap. Winning teams take two or three steps forward, one step back, then two or three more steps forward.

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Trailing 2-0 in the National League championship series, the Los Angeles Dodgers have the Philadelphia Phillies right where they want them—at home.

That’s where the Dodgers were 4-0 against the Phillies during the regular season.

“We just got to get hot at the right time and now is the right time in front of our fans,” catcher Russell Martin said Saturday. “We know we can beat them.”

The Dodgers went 23-9 at home after the All-Star break, the best record in the major leagues during that span.

They’ll need any home-field advantage because for the first time in eight NLCS appearances, the Dodgers have dropped the first two games. Sunday will mark the 20th anniversary of the last time they won the NLCS, shutting out the New York Mets 6-0 in Game 7 at home.

In 10 meetings so far this season, the Dodgers and Phillies have won all their home games.

I hope Kemp turns things around soon. He’s 3 for 20 with 1 rbi in the play-offs. Batting .150. Andruw could have done just as well. He’s not making good at bats. Watching good pitches go by and swinging at bad ones. Where’s his head?
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We need to take 3 in a row.
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My Missouri Tigers lost last night. I hope the Cowboys and Dodgers fare better today.

Good Morning ITD writers and readers!!!!
Today is going to be a great day for Dodger baseball!!! The boys are going to have a great game today, and Dodger Stadium will be packed with fans ready to cheer them to a win today. If you are one of the lucky ones who get to go to the game, have a wonderful time.

Boblee – I think today it is going to be Matt’s day. Like you said, he needs it. Sorry about the Tigers losing yesterday, and since we are not playing each other today, I hope your Cowboys win today as well as my Redskins. We are in a mighty tough division, and I am glad to see it is getting the recognition it deserves. Have a great day!!!!

biddyboo – just remember what Eric wrote, and all is good again – LOL!!!!!! …. or should we remind them…. the first team to reach 10,000 losses in mlb history…. have only won one championship in 125 years. So, like Eric says, they have things to be sore about, and not to mention the Phillies players don’t even like their fans, which is certainly not case with our Dodgers.

… and Biddyboo, have you checked out a Phillies blog lately. No wonder they spend time over here. Their fans don’t even talk about them. At least the Cubs fans have passion for their team. They may ranting and raving, but at least they care about their team. These Phillies fans should be over there supporting their players, but then again, that’s a Phillies fan for you, like the playground bully – Doesn’t have anything nice to say, so I might as well be an *sshole.

no no phan, it’s reversed. The FANS don’t like the PHILLIES. That’s what the commentators have been reporting to us. A particular news clip I heard was “Jimmy Rollins! Let the fans have it and LIVED to tell about it!” And people say that L.A. is ghetto! Sheesh!

LOL!! Yeah, the Phillies players are logged on to their laptops as we speak, waiting for praise from the loyal phans. That’s their priority today, for sure.
No, I’d rather be over here with casual baseball fans. Easy pickins’…..

phan, you’re right. I have been going about the love all wrong. I need to go to the stadium and rip into my players. Luckily I have about 50,000+ fans on there way to do it for me while I along with the rest of the fans who can’t get tickets are going to cheer em on here at home because that’s what casual fans do! phan, you’re a genius!

i read that plaschke article eric posted last night.. good article and i certainly agree.. i was sad for chad when i read his quote.. it sounds like he’s disappointed with himself.. not just about blowing up.. but because he knew he needed to throw message pitches and he couldn’t execute :(

clearly talking crap to us makes him feel better about his pathetic little life.. so let him be.. we all know the truth.. philly fans are fickle and angry.. and their players are all afraid to play in front of them because it’s love one day, and hate the next..

Luckily I have about 50,000+ fans on there way to do it for me while I along with the rest of the fans who can’t get tickets are going to cheer em on here at home

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Like I said, the Dodgers should have a service for fans like you who can get the tickets of the great fans who leave early to beat the traffic.
And BTW, REAL fans find a way to get tickets. Been to three post season games already, including the one where Lowe melted under the pressure of the phans.

phan, maybe all the real phans in philly can fit inside your ballpark because you don’t have very many.. but all the real fans in LA can’t all get in because frankly, there are much more than 56,000 real dodger fans

yeah, all you need is one in LA.. well good luck with that.. there’s a reason you got swept here.. our park is designed for our team.. oh and when you get swept here in LA, feel free to come back and talk about how much you hate jimmy rollins and how ryan howard has choked his series, and how much you hate your team.. that would be entertaining for sure..

haha alright biddyboo and dnelly, carry on! i have a softball game to get to.. and then work, and then i’m off to the stadium for game 3!! we know our boys will be victorious.. so they can do all the talking for us.. see ya’ll later~ have a great dodger day :)

So nelly, this is what we know:
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1. Phillies fan hate us bc Lasorda is rotund.
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2. Phillies fan hate us bc we leave early to beat traffic.
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Not too bad. I thought for sure I could win ’em over eventually. It’s like crips vs bloods or something, baseball style!

scurtis ~ good to see you again. I’m sure we are going to win tonight also. I think Nomar would be weaker at 3rd so, like you I’m guessing 1st. I’m wearing Loney’s shirt just for moral support. I hope you have a great time at Dodger Stadium.

Yup it could easily be OU vs USC in the title game. USC should not lose again and the Big 12 will beat up on each other, same with the SEC. Penn State might slither in there. Ton of football left though.

We gotta get the lead early today and just knock Moyer out early. I hope the stadium will be rocking!

Philly fans are on here now! Sweet. That should make this even more fun!
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I actually feel sorry for them. Look at where their team is from. Not the most scenic. Then look at the sports success or lack of for their city.
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These are reasons why they boo their own players all the time. Whenever they get close they get their hearts ripped out of them.
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I feel for you Philly fan. Hey I have to admit your mascot is the best!
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& ripping Lasorda because of his weight. I think he just has had to celebrate so many World Series victories that he has put on some pounds. I guess you could say he has ben living large.
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Go Blue!!!!

dcollins ~ Charlie Manuel isn’t exactly a Slim Jim, is he?! I read in our paper this morning that Tommy Lasorda was supposed to be the Grand Marshall of an Italian parade in Frisco but, he declined because he wasn’t sure if he’d be back in time for the game tonight………also, SF big shots really didn’t want him because of the Dodgers/Giants rivalry. That’s how deep the hatred for Dodger Blue goes!

So a Philly fan ACTUALLY had the nerve to spew his **** on ITD! Well, I’ll give phan credit for showing up, where his “supposed” fellow Philly fans didn’t. But Nelly, Biddyboo and Sara were very good in responding… Great job!!!

Well, back to the important matter at hand, today’s an important day, for sure! We may be down, but certainly a long way from being out. I just hope that the boys know about all of this trash, Philly talk and hammer the point home where it counts – on the baseball field!!!

Just win today and were back in this thing!
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Tru-I heard that about Lasorda. I hadn’t heard he backed out. That’s a bummer as it was really ticking off the bay area sports talk show people. It was funny.

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